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'''''Archaeonectrus''''' is an [[extinction|extinct]] [[genus]] of [[pliosaur]] from the [[Jurassic]] of what is now southeastern [[England]]. The [[type species]] is ''Archaeonectrus'' (originally "Plesiosaurus") ''rostratus'', first named by Sir [[Richard Owen]] in 1865, which was moved to its own genus by N.I. Novozhilov in 1964. |
'''''Archaeonectrus''''' is an [[extinction|extinct]] [[genus]] of [[pliosaur]] from the [[Jurassic]] of what is now southeastern [[England]]. The [[type species]] is ''Archaeonectrus'' (originally ''"Plesiosaurus"'') ''rostratus'', first named by Sir [[Richard Owen]] in 1865, which was moved to its own genus by N.I. Novozhilov in 1964. |
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Archaeonectrus is an extinct genus of pliosaur from the Jurassic of what is now southeastern England. The type species is Archaeonectrus (originally "Plesiosaurus") rostratus, first named by Sir Richard Owen in 1865, which was moved to its own genus by N.I. Novozhilov in 1964.
Classification
The cladogram below shows Archaeonectrus phylogenetic position among other plesiosaurs, following Benson et al. (2012).[1]
See also
References
- ^ Roger B. J. Benson; Mark Evans; Patrick S. Druckenmiller (2012). "High Diversity, Low Disparity and Small Body Size in Plesiosaurs (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) from the Triassic–Jurassic Boundary". PLoS ONE. 7 (3): e31838. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031838. PMC 3306369. PMID 22438869.
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- Sepkoski, J.J. (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 363: 1-560.
External links
- Archaeonectrus in the Paleobiology Database
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